It was previously decided to be created by EA Originals, a subsidiary of EA, and Koei Tecmo, which also emphasizes hunting-themed action-adventure games.“WILD HEARTS” (Wild Heart), while the production team previously introduced the design ideas behind the game, the author also used the beta version to experience the gameplay features of this game.
In the trailer released earlier, the general game form of “WILD HEARTS” is very similar to the “Monster Hunter” series previously launched by CAPCOM. When answering pertinent questions, the EA Originals team said there are indeed references to “Monster Hunter”. “on the market. Hunter” includes hunting-themed game features and adds the fusion of oriental fantasy elements, as well as a special auxiliary organ ability called “Karakuri”, so that the game has a different play style.
The open demo version is still in the initial design stage, so there are still many details that may be significantly different from the current version.At the same time, the execution is not stable, so there will be occasional glitches during the demo process, even in case of crashes, jumps out of the game, etc., the main reason is to make the internal media hear the main game features of this game, but the current version will be subject to later announcements.
In this demo version, players can use five types of weapons, including knives, umbrellas, bows, greatswords and clubs. Each weapon has different usage characteristics. For example, knives can be used for multi-stage attacks, while umbrellas are useful for Block the beast’s attack and counterattack, the bow has different attack characteristics from far and near, and also the great sword and the large mace can do various attack damage.
Weapons can be forged and evolved as the game progresses and can also be assigned with up to two special abilities.The downside is that the special abilities that can be added will not increase due to continuous forging and there are only two of them. at most.
Just like playing “Monster Hunter”, players will also play in the game by collecting materials, finding prey, etc. And during the hunting process, players can also fight alone or collaborate with other players. The biggest difference is of course that through “Tang Jin’s special auxiliary construction ability,” consuming the collected materials to stack them, or combining them into various organs, the auxiliary hunting effect is achieved.
“Luozhen” can form different organs, for example “Crate” (box) allows players to climb and jump high, while “Torch” (torch) can add fire attributes to weapons and further damage to hunting beasts. if you stack it with “Crate”, you can form a “Bulwark” (barrier) as a defensive barrier or form a flying weapon attack form through different combinations.
As for the player throwing “Luo Jin”, basically it can only be used for about 1-2 times, after which it will be damaged and will have to be thrown again. With the “Tang Zhen” skill, players can compete with giant beasts during the hunting process.
Also, in the game, you can use materials in the place called “Dargon Wells” to increase the flow of the dragon’s veins, and then set up organs called “Dargon Karakuri”, such as lighting fires, hunting tents and searching for The Tower of the Beast, or the rope gun to build the zipline, as the player activates more “Dargon pit”, it will also increase the “Dragon Pit” which can be set, so that the player can get more games during the pleasure hunting process.
As the trial time provided this time is not long and the current stability of the game is not high yet and many details of the game could also be changed in the follow-up, I can only describe the general feeling, but I’m not sure about the design of the game. next game If the management will add additional elements such as hunting strategy and the preparation of the necessary hunting weapons.
Compared to “Monster Hunter”, although the hunting theme is the same, “WILD HEARTS” presents a different form of play, and at the same time, with strong oriental fantasy elements, this game presents itself in a different face, in many games hunting theme Unique in the work.
“WILD HEARTS” will officially launch on February 17, 2023, with a suggested retail price of $ 69.99 for the general version and $ 89.99 for the deluxe version. It is expected to be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, as well as Origin, Steam and launched on PC platforms such as the Epic Games Store, and will be available in English, Japanese, French, Italian, German and Spanish dubs.
